Joy in the Journey to Become-Art and Literature September 20

Master Class- Art and Literature September 20, 2013

Study all the following to increase your Knowledge

http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/ces-devotionals/2013/01/what-is-truth?lang=eng

Autodidactic Chapter 3

Bring your sketchbook

Latin Chapters 13-19

Choose a theme for the day. Record in your notebook any time you think of that theme during the day or that it comes up in conversation, observation, or learning. (if you don’t have a theme, look over your 100 questions and pick one from there)

Write a Personal Essay ( select one specific time, moment, event in your life..recreate it in written form)

Increase your Understanding by choosing ONE from the following inspirements.Please come prepared to Teach the group about the following:

Read the rest of the Autodidactic book.Teach the class the things you learned from the rest of the book.

In Autodidactic, the author states that writing is the way to get clear thinking.Why is clear thinking important to you?What has writing done for you?Write every morning this week.Share with us what you learn.

What is truth?How can we know truth?Do a word study on the word truth or a word associated with truth. Teach us what you learn.

Read all the stories that President Uchdorf talks about in his talk.Share with us your favorite one(s) and how they taught you truth.

Become a servant of Christ by choosing ONE of the activities below to Serve others.

Learn about your own strengths and weakness’ and how you can use them to serve the Lord.Ask 10 people you know and trust to answer honestly the following questions about yourself.

What are my weaknesses, blind spots, areas for improvement?

What are my strengths, my best characteristics?

What can I do to be more effective, helpful or sensitive?

In what ways to you notice me making an impact on others?

Don’t judge their answers; accept them honestly and with introspection. How can you use what you learned? Write about it in your notebook.

Writing takes time, dedication and purpose.Make a goal how you will accomplish these three things.Find a friend or mentor who will support you in your goal and help each other to accomplish your writing goals.

Time is important. Sometimes we rush through life filling every moment with things to do.Use some of your time each day this week just to think.Seek for inspiration while you think (you can write during this exercise) What did you think about?What did you feel inspired to do?What do you need to do for yourself?What do you need to do for others?

How can you find truth? How can you share truth with other? Make a list of the ways you can find and share truth.Make a plan to do something on your list.Share with us how you are becoming.